The first democratically elected president of South Africa and his political party.
Who is Nelson Mandela and the ANC (African National Congress)?
100
The name of hte National Park that runs rom Signal Hill in the North to Cape Point in the South.
What is Table Mountain National Park?
100
The sport played just down the road at Newlands Stadium.
What is rugby (or cricket)?
100
With 33.4 million people infected globally, an estimated 5.6 million South Africans (17.5% of the population) are infected by this, the highest prevalence in the world.
What is HIV?
200
You might find a colony of African "jackass" penguins living here.
Where is Simon's Town?
200
Common name for the system legally institutionalized by the National Party in 1948 that classified people into three races and developed rights and limitations for each.
What is Apartheid?
200
Located just 20 minutes from here, this is South Africa's oldest wine estate.
What is Constantia?
200
The name of the place where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 17 years, among other political prisoners.
What is Robben Island?
200
The first heart transplant was performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard at this hospital in 1967.
What is Groote Schuur?
300
Founded in 1926, this 19,485 square kilometer park is one of the largest national parks in the world.
What is Kruger National Park?
300
Company that established a refreshment station at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652.
What is the Dutch East India Trading Company?
300
The Cape that forms the Southernmost point of Africa.
What is Cape Agulhas?
300
Less of a "hotspot", this area was cleared of "non-whites" in 1966 under the Group Areas Act, with residents forced to move to different townships outside the city centre.
What is District 6?
300
Well known for its mining industry, South Africa is the worlds second leading exporter of this mineral.
What is gold?
400
Four of the five fastest land animals live in Africa. (Name at least 2.)
What are the cheetah, wildebeest, lion, and gazelle?
400
The groups who fought the Anglo-Boer wars.
Who are British and Afrikaan/Boers?
400
4 of the 9 provinces of South Africa.
What are
The Eastern Cape
The Free State
Gauteng
KwaZulu-Natal
Limpopo
Mpumalanga
The Northern Cape
North West
The Western Cape
400
Located at the V&A Waterfront, Nobel Square is home to bronze statues of the 4 Nobel Peace Laureates from South Africa. Two of the 4 men standing in Nobel Square are...
Who are Nkosi Albert Luthuli, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, FW de Klerk and Nelson Mandela?
400
The Cullinan, the largest this, was found in South Africa in 1905 and cut into 106 pieces which now form part of the British Crown Jewels.
What is a diamond?
500
The Big Five.
What are the elephant, rhino, Cape buffalo, leopard, and lion?
500
Five of the 11 official languages of South Africa include...
What are English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, Setswana, IsiNdebele, Sesotho sa Leboa, Sesotho, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga?
500
The 6 countries that share borders with the Republic of South Africa.
What are Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho?
500
Large plots of land on the slopes of Table Mountain were left to the South African nation by this man. The land contains landmarks like Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, the Upper UCT campus, the presidential residence, and the Rhodes Memorial.
Who is John Cecil Rhodes?
500
The largest defeat ever suffered by a modern army, 1,400 British troops armed with cannons and rifles were defeated in 1879 by 30,000 members of this group, armed only with spears.